Almond Eye - 2018/19

The time that Almond Eye ran the 2,400 metres of the Japan Cup is a gobsmacking 2.20.6 - to put that in perspective when Secretariat won the 1973 Belmont Stakes won by 31 lengths the time was 2.24.

Pazman wrote: Sky showing a lot of Japan racing now. But, I can't warm to it. Their culture is very inclusive, they pissed the Magic Man off making him do exams which they can manipulate to make you fail. We make them welcomed in Australia but they don't.

Almond Eye

Hugh Bowman speaks fluent Japanese and would have been a force if he was not suspended.

Time is irrelevant. Every race on turf in Japan is faster than anywhere in the world.

Redemption wrote: They gotta do this. They have to bring the 3 of them together and make it the greatest race in history. We have 3 absolute thoroughbred freaks, alive and running. Its hard to believe. It has to be organised. Just the 3 of them. The Three Queens.   $20 million to the winner. Its a once in a lifetime what is happening.

Redemption wrote: Pazman wrote: Hugh Bowman speaks fluent Japanese and would have been a force if he was not suspended. Time is irrelevant. Every race on turf in Japan is faster than anywhere in the world. 90% of the 150 years of Caulfield Cups was run on concrete. they couldnt get anywhere near 2.20 minutes. and we won a japan cup, as did new zealand. caulfield was a concrete track over a 100 times. Almond Eye running that time today, is completely insane. She would have beaten Better Loosen Up but a dozen lengths. And he was a serious horse.

Update: I have been told that Almond Sky's time of 2:20.6 in the Japan Cup is a WORLD RECORD for 2400m ☺

Jamal wrote: For those interested see below the 2018 Japan Cup. Good win by the 3 yr old filly. She also broke the track record (2400m) and ran a time of 2:20.6 https://youtu.be/40FXx5urKRI

Time in Japan is nothing.

Pazman wrote: Time in Japan is nothing.

Deep.

Redemption wrote: Pazman wrote: Hugh Bowman speaks fluent Japanese and would have been a force if he was not suspended. Time is irrelevant. Every race on turf in Japan is faster than anywhere in the world. 90% of the 150 years of Caulfield Cups was run on concrete. they couldnt get anywhere near 2.20 minutes. and we won a japan cup, as did new zealand. caulfield was a concrete track over a 100 times. Almond Eye running that time today, is completely insane. She would have beaten Better Loosen Up but a dozen lengths. And he was a serious horse.

Their racing is absolute rubbish.

Look at the stupid sushi train they sent over for our Cups this year.

They can't improve if they are inclusive only.

Redemption wrote: Tlazolteotl wrote: I can start to think a phenomenal time means something phenomenal when there is a margin to match. If you run so much faster than other horses you win by a long way. So what did she win by? 10 lengths? 15 lengths? 20 lengths? 1.75 lengths. So is the runner up a super horse too, because it also smashed the track record. That illogical statement makes Humidor in the 2017 Cox Plate, the 2nd greatest horse in the world, and Benbatl this year just a few lengths off one of the greatest horses in a century. When Usain Bolt ran the world record, 9.58 seconds, Tyson Gay finished just one metre behind him. Illogical statement Tiaz. Logical in thought, but just watch this, and it proves its illogical 2009 world record for 100m. look how near the field is to Usain Bolt, who totally smashed the world record. It was the greatest recorded run in world history.  Almond Eye yesterday ran the greatest recorded 2400m in world history, end of story. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nbjhpcZ9_g

Brooke when there is so many variables in horwe racing it is hard to just use times to compare horses, Tlaz is right, if the winner is amongst the greats then logically the runner up is also. Winx's 2nd CP and the George Ryder demolition job in the wet were both far superior to her last 2 Cox Plates.

Surely you can't be serious using Usain Bolt to support your point?